Tools of the Trade

Learn about the various open source tools that can be used to help with cyber security anaylsis

Learn about useful open source cyber security tools that can help you in competition

cURL

cURL

cURL is a command line tool that support sending and receiving files using URLs. It support protocols such as HTTP, FTP, TELENT, and SMTP.

Firebug

Firebug

Firebug is a plugin for Firefox that enables a developer to debug and edit HTML, Javascript, and CSS in a web page in real-time.

Hex Editor

Hex Editor

A hex editor allows a user to see and edit the raw contents of a binary file, which are represented as hexadecimal values. These tutorials show how to search for strings in order to hack binary files
Source: Aecial Shark

Hex Editor

A hex editor allows a user to see and edit the raw contents of a binary file, which are represented as hexadecimal values. These tutorials show how to search for strings in order to hack binary files
Source: Kris Occhipinti

Host and NSLookup

Host and NSLookup

Host and NsLookup (name server lookup) are command line tools for querying domain name system (DNS) servers in order to map a host name to its IP address.

Linter

Linter

A linter is a lint program, a program designed to identify and flag suspicious constructs in source code. The original program called Lint was designed for C; today there are lint programs for many programming languages. This video demonstrates the use of JSLint, a Javascript linter.
Source: Tuts+ Code

Netcat

Netcat

Netcat reads and writes data to and from network connections using TCP or UDP. It is used to explore and debug networks.
Source:Hak5

Nmap and Zenmap

Nmap

Nmap (network mapper) is a security scanner that discovers hosts and services on a computer network, thus creating a “map” of the network. It is used for network exploration and security auditing.Source:Sean Browne